The NASDAQ National Market is a group of more than 3,500 companies that have a national and/or international shareholder base. They must meet stringent financial requirements, agree to specific corporate governance standards and have applied for listing with.

A national US stock market where trades are made exclusively via computers. The second largest market in the country, the Nasdaq is home to many high-tech and newer firms, including Microsoft. It now has its own website for UK investors: http://www.nasdaq.co.uk

A subdivision of the Nasdaq Stock Market that contains the largest and most actively traded stocks on Nasdaq. Companies must meet more stringent standards to be included in this section than they do to be included in the other major subdivision, the Nasdaq Small-Cap Market.